It wasn't marked on my calander as such, but somehow the 12th of March ended-up being X-Rated Thursday.

The day started out with me checking on the political credentials of Stormy Daniels. I arrived at her website wearing nothing more than sweat-pants and a tee-shirt, but found myself embarrassingly overdressed.

Stormy, on the other hand, looked quite comfortable not wearing a stitch of the credentials I was seeking. Maybe it's just me, but I left with the impression that she would be a candidate who wouldn't hesitate to change her position on things.

But, in all fairness to Stormy, I didn't fully scrutinize all of the available information at her website. My visit was cut short due to the dumb wireless mouse setting off all of the smoke detectors. Cheap mouse - wouldn't even click supersonic for a couple of dog-year minutes.

Anyhow, I open the windows to let all of the smoke out and then follow the, still smoldering, little mouse to the next "You Must Be Over Eighteen To View This" site. Or, at least it could have been.

It turned out to be the obscene story of the Iraqi shoe thrower, Muntazer al-Zaidi, being sentenced to three years in prison. The trial isn't out on DVD yet, but it's rumored that al-Zaidi will be changing his name to Dusty following this pornographic courtroom award winner.

It will also be interesting to see how the entertainment censors at McGraw-Hill rate this one and explain it to America's children. Throw a shoe - three years. Steal a billion - we'll give you a bonus and give you $75 billion more. Will the kids in each country get the free Groucho glasses and cigar to go with it? And, while I'm asking, what's the difference between a drug induced hallucination and an educationally induced one?

Tell the kid that any moron can grow up to be President - Bush proved that one. But, why is it a crime to tell the kid that they still throw shoes at morons? Because it dims the spotlight on Mission Accomplished II? III? Eighteen? Because it might deprive future office seeking morons of their shot at ruining the country?

Three years in prison? Assault on a Foreign Head Of State? They should give George H W three years in prison for having a penis.

And, maybe somebody should give Congress and all, or part, of the American people some jail time for their eight year pornographic addiction and steadfast shoe fettish approval of the emperor's new clothes.